Where does “dấu hiệu” come from?
dấu hiệu (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese Hiệu, from Chinese 號, from Proto-Vietic kaw, from English cow, from English cowpony, from English pony, from Scots powny, from Middle French poulenet — pale, gray.
dấu hiệu (Vietnamese): a telltale sign
Ancestry of “dấu hiệu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Vietnamese | Hiệu | — |
| 2 | Chinese | 號 | — |
| 3 | Proto-Vietic | kaw | — |
| 4 | English | cow | An adult female of the species "Bos taurus",... |
| 5 | English | cowpony | A horse ridden by cowboys when controlling cattle |
| 6 | English | pony | A small horse; specifically, any of several small... |
| 7 | Scots | powny | — |
| 8 | Middle French | poulenet | little foal |
| 9 | Latin | pullanus | young of an animal |
| 10 | Latin | pullus | A young animal; darling; dark-colored; dusky |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | polHwós | pale, gray |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pelH- | pale, gray |